Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8d66f081f193ef09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:56:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: f2e7d41c995ad617691d06c3130a188a SHA-1: 8356d8fae062c1d0a14b41eab67bf4a722c9385d SHA-256: 8d66f081f193ef09f90b46611a268916484de35e8969a7b4a182fabc6992d965
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting, indicating an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://mediabandit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd8064b158a---ligukupaxujolobituvonu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7a6be77571445ac4c30cc56e2591409/melaxelowuwoxexuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vivatbacchus.hu/files/file/tibazosupusowiririvubupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609227499fab2---jesakevifegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a71c169f3e---piwiterobadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dlmberatung.ch/userfiles/files/6486816233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zoldlepes.hu/userfiles/file/72505593969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adveotec.com/img/file/menefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abandassociates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zolatisitogigamupovekon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bibliotheque-des-arts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rotizilakaxitineborab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c71120f6c2---26252911822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banglenhospital.com/UserFiles/File/felirapezonedoxugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doctornhospital.com/banglanews24/editorsfiles/files/komavevikovuzajejutej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chinacimctrailer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb54bf17483f208d806cbdc33b929237/sisetukumateku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7ce468ff02---dajimewaxuziro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070c448cfe24---42343480833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2564c67c16dca54bcafd08114bc845d2/dajodikezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heatingboiler.ca/fck_upload/file/71008743337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22327297811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rauvuonsach.com/images/uploads/files/xefasuvutoginupaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m3bo3uompfsj0sgjfookn3l34u/migexuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andlupa.com/userfiles/file/nesixegigaxelitofotilaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075261c92ae7---fiviletakimolubikonumubuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=black+ball+answers+questionsPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e7ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7AB 16676 bytes
SHA-256: 375b8d69c321f9e9c08874c6d22e8bc68895935d40a82b13cb183e0933594cc9
font_01_sfnt_off000112de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112DE 10840 bytes
SHA-256: c703a0a7430a35ce1d7b2659d519b2d35561a923e1e13f1169061c24caf4fddc
font_02_sfnt_off00012c23.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C23 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1